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'This Isn't Speech:' Attorney Carrie Goldberg On Revenge Porn

By • 12 hours ago

When Carrie Goldberg broke up with her boyfriend of a few months, frightening things started happening. He sent her hundreds of threatening messages. He contacted her friends, family and even work colleagues on Facebook to spread vicious lies about her — and that wasn't all. One night she opened her laptop to find email after email containing intimate pictures of her, including a graphic video filmed without her consent. Goldberg, a lawyer, went to the police and was told there was nothing that could be done.

In Conversation With The Host Of Mija Podcast

By editor • 12 hours ago

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Mija means my daughter in Spanish. And it's also the title of a podcast that tells the stories of one immigrant family with a home in Queens, N.Y., but with roots in Colombia. The stories are told by the daughter in the family.

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LORY MARTINEZ: I'm brutally honest. I love deeply and forgive, always. And I love to embellish things to tell a good story, but I'm real. I'm Mija.

Ex-Homeland Security Employee Says Department Mission Has Changed Under Trump

By editor • 12 hours ago

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We're going to hear now from Travis Olsen. He recently quit his job with the Department of Homeland Security because he says he came to believe that, under the Trump administration, the Department is intimidating and mismanaged and acting in a manner that is inconsistent with the country's longstanding values. He published an op-ed in The Houston Chronicle about his decision to leave DHS after nearly a decade. And he's now running for Congress as a Democrat. Travis Olsen, thanks so much for joining us.

TRAVIS OLSEN: Well, thank you for having me.

State Department Aide Shares Details About Sondland Call In Closed-Door Deposition

By • Nov 15, 2019

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Where Does The Term 'Gubernatorial' Come From?

By • Nov 15, 2019

Gubernatorial wasn't a word I thought much about until I started editing pieces about gubernatorial elections.

In fact, there's a gubernatorial election in Louisiana on Saturday between the only Democratic governor in the deep South and his Republican challenger, a wealthy Trump-backed businessman.

Former State Department Employee Dan Feldman On His Time Working With David Holmes

By editor • Nov 15, 2019

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And for more on that aide that we just heard Michele Kelemen mention - his name is David Holmes. I want to now bring in Dan Feldman. He's a former State Department official who worked with Holmes in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Discusses Marie Yovanovitch's Testimony

By editor • Nov 15, 2019

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Ambassador Nicholas Burns Weighs In On Marie Yovanovitch's Testimony

By editor • Nov 15, 2019

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In her testimony today, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch offered a glimpse of what it's like to be a U.S. diplomat at this moment in history.

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Watchdog Report: Trump Official Punished Public Servant Over Her Iranian Heritage

By • Nov 14, 2019

President Trump often says members of the "deep state" are bent on sabotaging his agenda.

And some of the career civil servants the president is referring to have said they have been retaliated against following reports in conservative media questioning their loyalty to Trump.

Rep. Jordan On Giuliani's Role In Ukraine Strategy: Trump Can 'Have Who He Wants'

By • Nov 14, 2019

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is doubling down on his defense of President Trump as well as Rudy Giuliani's role in the Ukraine controversy amid the impeachment inquiry.

Why The American Leather Industry Is Having A Tough Time

By & • Nov 14, 2019

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President Trump often says a, quote, "deep state" is trying to bring him down, and some career civil servants have said they've been retaliated against after conservative media questioned their loyalty to Trump. Well, today the State Department's inspector general found that this actually happened to one high-ranking foreign policy official. And for more on this, we are joined by NPR's Bobby Allyn here in the studio.

Hi, Bobby.

BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.

SHAPIRO: What specifically was the inspector general looking into here?

How Game Of Thrones' Fans Are Revitalizing Northern Ireland's Economy

By • Nov 14, 2019

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President Trump often says a, quote, "deep state" is trying to bring him down, and some career civil servants have said they've been retaliated against after conservative media questioned their loyalty to Trump. Well, today the State Department's inspector general found that this actually happened to one high-ranking foreign policy official. And for more on this, we are joined by NPR's Bobby Allyn here in the studio.

Hi, Bobby.

BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.

SHAPIRO: What specifically was the inspector general looking into here?

Those Who Watched The Impeachment Hearings Got An Old Fashioned Civics Lesson

By • Nov 14, 2019

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Millions of Americans tuned into yesterday's impeachment hearings. The buildup was intense, a promised collision of spectacle and substance. NPR's David Folkenflik explains viewers were instead treated to an old-fashioned civics lesson.

Matt Damon On Playing A Race Car Driver In Famous Ford-Ferrari Rivalry Of The '60s

By editor • Nov 14, 2019

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President Trump often says a, quote, "deep state" is trying to bring him down, and some career civil servants have said they've been retaliated against after conservative media questioned their loyalty to Trump. Well, today the State Department's inspector general found that this actually happened to one high-ranking foreign policy official. And for more on this, we are joined by NPR's Bobby Allyn here in the studio.

Hi, Bobby.

BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.

SHAPIRO: What specifically was the inspector general looking into here?

Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin Concedes Race To Democrat Andy Beshear

By editor • Nov 14, 2019

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How The Houston Astros Stole Signs In The 2017 Season

By editor • Nov 14, 2019

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There's a lot of noise during a baseball game, so it's forgivable to not pick up on a particular drumbeat.

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Republican Rep. Jodey Arrington Discusses Public Impeachment Hearings

By • Nov 13, 2019

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Democratic Rep. Sean Maloney Discusses Public Impeachment Hearings

By editor • Nov 13, 2019

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Testimony in the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump went public today.

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ADAM SCHIFF: If you would both rise and raise your right hand, I will begin by swearing you in.

Social Media Has Become A Place To Talk About Mental Illness. But Is That Helpful?

By Jen Tribbet • Nov 13, 2019

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The Worst Flood In More Than 50 Years Has Submerged Venice

By • Nov 13, 2019

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The worst flood in more than 50 years has submerged Venice, the historic Italian city built on a lagoon. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports the city's mayor says Venice is on its knees.

University Of Memphis Defies NCAA, Tests Enforcement Of Amateurism Rules

By • Nov 13, 2019

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In Washington, D.C., Local Bars Host Impeachment Hearing Watch Parties

By • Nov 13, 2019

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Democratic Strategist Karen Finney Reacts To Public Hearings In Impeachment Inquiry

By editor • Nov 13, 2019

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Testimony in the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump went public today.

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ADAM SCHIFF: If you would both rise and raise your right hand, I will begin by swearing you in.

How Some Online Lenders Dodge State Laws To Charge Triple Digit Interest Rates

By • Nov 12, 2019

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'The Mandalorian' Has The Nostalgia And Storytelling That Star Wars Fans Want

By • Nov 12, 2019

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Bolivia Must Decide On New Leader After President Flees To Mexico For Asylum

By • Nov 12, 2019

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Rep. Adam Schiff: Trump's Potentially Impeachable Offenses Include Bribery

By • Nov 12, 2019

With the House set to begin public hearings Wednesday for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the man leading the Democrats' investigation says he already sees several potential impeachable offenses Trump has committed, including bribery.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over DACA Program

By • Nov 12, 2019

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Flea Talks About His Wild Childhood In 1970s Hollywood In 'Acid For The Children'

By editor • Nov 12, 2019

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The Walt Disney Company's streaming service, Disney Plus, debuted today. Its highest profile original series is a drama set in the "Star Wars" universe called "The Mandalorian." NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the first episode has both a nostalgia and new storytelling that fans want.

ERIC DEGGANS, BYLINE: "The Mandalorian" is your typical, tight-lipped bounty hunter; so tightlipped, in fact, when a quarry offers him money to let him go, he's got one chilling response.

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The Origins Of 'Throw Him (Or Her) Under The Bus'

By editor • Nov 11, 2019

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There's a lot of blame being thrown around across Washington this week, and one way to deflect the blame, an expression of metaphorical violence - you know, the one that involves a large vehicle.

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